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Sun Feb-27-05 06:40 AM
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| 2. Of those two numbers, high schools are only responsible for the first |
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and raising graduation standards only would make that number worse. The second number (18% through college on time) is at least as much the fault of colleges as it is of high schools. The most common causes of not making it are financial, and alcohol/drug related.
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| -Governors Sound Alert on U.S. High Schools |
leftchick |
Feb-27-05 06:35 AM |
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Bill Gates |
purduejake |
Feb-27-05 06:36 AM |
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Yeah, from a guy who dropped out no less! Look it up. He's a flunkie. |
HypnoToad |
Feb-27-05 07:34 AM |
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But when will the reign of corporations be finished? Ever? |
SimpleTrend |
Feb-27-05 08:38 AM |
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that'll happen when we defeat corporate personhood. n/t |
kgfnally |
Feb-27-05 09:36 AM |
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and his daddy the lawyer helped him out a lot too writing the IBM |
barb162 |
Feb-27-05 08:48 AM |
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Do HS properly prepare one to have a job |
SimpleTrend |
Feb-27-05 08:22 AM |
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Don't you think the curriculum has to be general? So many |
barb162 |
Feb-27-05 09:07 AM |
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It is a point that can be debated. |
SimpleTrend |
Feb-27-05 09:34 AM |
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It should give them a basic knowledge of English and Math |
shrike |
Feb-27-05 11:30 AM |
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Interesting. Why aren't those that are good at math and English |
SimpleTrend |
Feb-27-05 11:56 AM |
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Of those two numbers, high schools are only responsible for the first |
dsc |
Feb-27-05 06:40 AM |
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Right! |
flygal |
Feb-27-05 07:12 AM |
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I agree with this to a point....when Jews came to this country in large |
ikojo |
Feb-27-05 09:23 AM |
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"American culture is EXTREMELY anti-intellectual." |
Straight Shooter |
Feb-27-05 09:36 AM |
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Yes, Bush sets a terrible example. He got everything because of |
barb162 |
Feb-27-05 10:01 AM |
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Speaking of shrub, |
proud2Blib |
Feb-27-05 12:10 PM |
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NCLB does not apply to high schools? |
Undercover Owl |
Feb-27-05 01:34 PM |
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It does |
dsc |
Feb-27-05 01:54 PM |
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No they don't |
proud2Blib |
Feb-27-05 02:25 PM |
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High Schools are NOT held accountable |
proud2Blib |
Feb-27-05 02:23 PM |
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I noticed this same thing with the Asian families in my area. On |
barb162 |
Feb-27-05 09:59 AM |
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Back in the 80s, when we were swamped with Asian immigrants |
proud2Blib |
Feb-27-05 12:18 PM |
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We need a "To Sir with love" on a mass scale, sycophancy new order.. |
orpupilofnature57 |
Feb-27-05 07:23 AM |
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Finally |
Tux |
Feb-27-05 07:29 AM |
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I was from a low income single parent and extremely dysfunctional |
ikojo |
Feb-27-05 10:01 AM |
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Your Experience Sounds Like Mine |
stepnw1f |
Feb-27-05 11:05 AM |
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That's what happens when you spend all your money on... |
Cooley Hurd |
Feb-27-05 07:37 AM |
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Check this out... It is much worse: "Bush's 'priceless' war " |
leftchick |
Feb-27-05 07:55 AM |
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We'll have a built-in defecit for 20+ years... |
Cooley Hurd |
Feb-27-05 08:03 AM |
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guess who WASN'T at the high school summit |
lanlady |
Feb-27-05 07:42 AM |
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no surprise there eh? |
leftchick |
Feb-27-05 07:50 AM |
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We really need to examine what role we want schools to play. |
davsand |
Feb-27-05 08:47 AM |
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Reform |
TxGran |
Feb-27-05 10:23 AM |
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One of the problems comes from the lack of reality in the schools - |
haele |
Feb-27-05 10:49 AM |
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What I notice is how many kids are A and B students and they |
barb162 |
Feb-27-05 09:03 AM |
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There are many kids who get As and Bs because they |
ikojo |
Feb-27-05 09:38 AM |
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Critical thinking ,sadly, is not being taught and neither are the |
barb162 |
Feb-27-05 10:23 AM |
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This is being shown on C-SPAN I |
ikojo |
Feb-27-05 09:41 AM |
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Hey Bill, what's relevant...hmmm? |
fortyfeetunder |
Feb-27-05 01:44 PM |
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Rethinking the whole process..... |
EndElectoral |
Feb-27-05 09:54 AM |
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Shouldn't every high school graduate have a few years of history, |
barb162 |
Feb-27-05 10:39 AM |
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Grade inflation... |
EndElectoral |
Feb-27-05 08:15 PM |
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In Eastern Europe the students get all these subjects and in an |
barb162 |
Feb-28-05 12:41 AM |
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I love your weimie pic! n/t |
janx |
Feb-27-05 10:19 AM |
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Texas State standards damage education |
MrTriumph |
Feb-27-05 11:29 AM |
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Texas is fighting NCLB |
proud2Blib |
Feb-27-05 02:32 PM |
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I guess I'd feel better if the last time this group got together, |
mbperrin |
Feb-27-05 01:53 PM |
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EXCELLENT point!! |
GaYellowDawg |
Feb-27-05 05:04 PM |
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Like this is a great mystery! It's called FUNDING |
Rex |
Feb-27-05 05:16 PM |
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